Tag: technology

https://youtu.be/q-5V1PgKlfU Welcome, stranger! My name is Allyson. I am a recent college graduate, a writer and a traveler with stories to share. Today I share my recent experience in Europe and how my return travel home quickly derailed to disaster. I dealt with canceled trains, canceled flights, filthy airport floors, language barriers, bad weather and …

Your father says a degree in journalism promises a less secure future than degrees in STEM. Your mother thinks an art degree will keep you safe from the dangerous assignments journalists undertake. This 2012 article by Forbes comments on a report by Career Cast that lists journalism as the fifth worst job, above oil riggers …

In this series, Strength in Numbers, I interview humans of different ages and stages of life to learn how it feels to be in their shoes. Today we meet Devyn. Devyn is no stranger to the digital world. The 18-year-old Call of Duty enthusiast spends hours on his computer playing video games, talking to friends, …

From her laptop screen, author Sonia Ellis’ second novel TimeTilter gently illuminates her breezy pale green kitchen. Several years ago, the former chemical engineer made a radical career change to write young adult novels that aim to engage underrepresented youth with science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) concepts. “It was a little easier to write …

Originally published on the Amherst Wire October 25, 2016. View the story here. The goal is to use data to enable patients to take charge of their symptoms. Allyson Morin, Writer • October 25, 2016 UMass Life Sciences Building (Allyson Morin/Amherst Wire) AMHERST — The University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Nursing has begun researching fatigue and stress …

Originally published October 11, 2016 on the Amherst Wire. View the story here. Innovation and team building the focus at fourth annual HackUMass Allyson Morin, Contributor October 11, 2016 Filed under Campus, Current Affairs, Showcase AMHERST — Tech-savvy University of Massachusetts Amherst hackers from across the northeast produced projects to be proud of at HackUMass, a 36-hour …